Green Beans with Goat Cheese, Tomatoes, and Almonds

By ashleyeraas

Ingredients

• 1/2 C sliced almonds
• 2 lb green beans
• 3 T shrry vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 2 T fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 oz goat cheese, crumbled

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 21mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Bake almonds in a single layer 6-8 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, sttirringhalfway through
cook green beans in boiling salted water 6-8 minutes until crisp-tender. Plunge beans into ice water to stop cooking process, drain
Whisk together vinegar and next 3 ingredent in large bowl. Add olive oil in slow steady stream, whisking constantly until blended and smooth. add cherry tomatoes, shallots, garlic, and green beans, toss to coat.
Top green bean mixture with crumbled goat cheese and toasted almonds.